The seventh annual Pink Ribbon Symposium, at which women will be able to talk to physicians and other experts about breast cancer, will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Thrasher-Horne Center in Orange Park.

Those attending will be able to ask medical questions of speakers during the question-and-answer period at the end of each session.

Melissa Ross, host of “First Coast Connect” on WJCT (89.9 FM), will give the keynote presentation. There will be a Health Expo with more than 50 exhibitors.

River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aged has been recognized for the seventh time with the Florida Governor’s Gold Seal Award for Excellence in Long-Term Care.

Of the more than 650 nursing homes in Florida, River Garden is the only skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility continuously hold this award since it was created in 2002 by the Legislature.

It’s the only agency in Duval County to ever earn the Gold Seal Award.

Baptist enhances bariatrics center

Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville has enhanced the Baptist Center for Bariatrics, including a renovated floor with state-of-the-art equipment.

The renovations come after the center was accredited last year by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program, signifying the center meets strict standards with a focus on the overall health of the patient.

The newly opened Tower 6 has 20 beds as well as renovated bariatric rooms equipped with specially designed furniture, equipment and ceiling lifts.

Baptist cardiologists using new catheter

Cardiologists at Baptist Heart Specialists are using a new technique to help patients who have an abnormal heart rhythm, such as atrial fibrillation. The Thermocool SmartTouch Catheter is now being used during ablation procedures intended to restore a normal heart rhythm. About 40 cases have since been performed at Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville.

An ablation cures the abnormal heart rhythm by destroying certain heart tissues that cause the irregular rhythm. During a minimally invasive catheter ablation procedure, doctors insert a therapeutic catheter through a small incision in the groin where it is then directed up to the heart through a blood vessel.

United, Nemours expand partnership

UnitedHealthcare and Nemours Children’s Health System expanded their network relationship, providing people enrolled in UnitedHealthcare’s employer-sponsored, individual, Medicaid and Florida Healthy Kids benefit plans continued access to the health system’s clinics, while giving new access to care provided by Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando.

Nemours’ system includes about 400 pediatricians, pediatric sub-specialists and other clinicians at facilities in Jacksonville, Pensacola and Central Florida.